Paying off a mortgage just feels good (or so they tell me).

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Some patients tell me that they are so connected that even before brushing their teeth or making coffee, they will roll over to check their phone- when a more appropriate choice may be to spend a few extra minutes in bed with their loved ones.

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They wouldn't tell me their names since they signed confidentiality agreements with the stars they drive, so they gave me pseudonyms.

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But colleagues tell me they have generally held up this year, so take that into account, too.

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So that afterwards I thought maybe they had been planning it, waiting to tell me for a long time.

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